Utensil-support.



F. KUHN.

' UTBNSIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 21, 1907.

9 64,6559 Patented July 19, 1910.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60., wAsnmomlv, v. c.

IINITED ETATEE PATENT @EEIQE.

FRANK KUI-IN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN ELECTRICAL HEATER COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

UTENSIL-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 19, 1910.

.Application filed September 21, 1907. Serial No. 393,983.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK KUHN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of IVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Utensil- Supports, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates generally to stands or supports especially designed in this instance for holding sad-irons, and consists in the novel construction of the support whereby the table or other article of furniture in which the stand or holder is mounted is protected from the heat of the iron.

The invention further consists in the peculiar arrangement and combination of the various parts of the support, and in certain details of construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings illustrating the invention,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support; Fig. 2 is a cross section; and Fig. 3 1s a perspective view of the framework.

In general, the stand or holder comprises a supporting frame A and a main supporting section B thereon in the form of an open-ended casing or body, as illustrated.

The frame is formed preferably from a single strand of wire shaped to form two parallel spaced bars 0 and I) and depending loop sections E and F supporting the bars and forming continuations of the bar ends.

The body is formed preferably in two parts, a lower plate Gr trough-shaped in form, the edges H of which are curved outwardly slightly so as to rest upon the bars C and D forming the frame sides, and a top section H of considerably greater width than the supporting frame, and the side edges I of which form marginal flanges for the body and are looped about the frame sides in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, the

flanges forming the means of attachment between the body and framework and holding the parts in their proper relative positions. As thus constructed, the body presents a flat smooth surface on which the iron or other utensil may be readily placed, while the air chamber beneath the body top through which the air is adapted to circulate forms a non-conductor for the heat, thus preventing the blistering of the varnish or paint on the stand or table on which the holder is placed.

While the support described is especially designed for sad-irons or flat-irons, it is obvious that it may be used for holding other similar utensils or any heated article.

That I claim as my invention is,

1. A flatiron support, comprising a frame consisting of spaced horizontal bars and depending loop-shaped supporting sections for and constituting continuations of the bar ends, a flat rectangular 0pen-ended casing extending from end to end of the frame and fitting between its sides, and marginal flanges upon the casing looped over said frame sides, substantially as described.

2. A support for utensils or vessels, comprising an open-centered supporting frame having parallel rods forming its side edges, of a box-shaped open-ended casing within the frame comprising a lower troughshaped plate and a flat top plate, and hookshaped flanges upon the sides of the casing engaging the frame rods, the flanges being formed from the marginal side portions of the casing plates.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK KUHN.

WVitnesses NELLIE KINSELLA, JAMES P. BARRY. 

